AS A RULE the massively popular Global Underground mix CDs tend to be god awful, sounding more like tasteless promotional tools for the trance and progressive house industry than anything inventive and substantial. Haven't we suffered enough Sasha and Digweed to last us a thousand years? Do we really need to see another photo of Dave Seaman gazing up at the sky in those terrible tweaker shades? Of course there's no end in sight, but occasionally the series isn't entirely cringe worthy, like the Danny Tenaglia mix and the upcoming mix from New York-based, Japan-born house producer Satoshi Tomiie. This Friday, Tomiie comes to Ten 15 Folsom (get your glo sticks and shiny white hot pants ready) in support of the most recent CD from the Global Underground collection – but we won't hold it against him.

As the third member of N.Y.'s Def Mix crew – a team that includes David Morales and Frankie Knuckles – Tomiie has released a large body of original work and has also remixed pop megasluts like David Bowie, U2, and the depressed and dumped Mariah Carey (again, we won't hold it against him). He first got into the game when he met Knuckles in Japan at a cosmetic party, and in 1989 the two coproduced the classic "Tears" with unfailingly fabulous vocalist Robert Owens. In 2000, Tomiie produced his debut album for Sony, called Full Lick, which featured singers such as Owens, Charlemagne, and that annoying chick from the Sneaker Pimps (Kelli Ali). Crap trance guys like Steve Lawler and the unavoidable Digweed have remixed his work, but like we said before – we won't take it too personally. Despite our limited enthusiasm for Global Underground, we recommend this show with all our heart (or at least with most of it).

Fridays at Ten 15. Fri/31 with Satoshi Tomiie, 9:30 p.m.-6 a.m., Ten 15 Folsom, 1015 Folsom, S.F. $20. (415) 431-1200.